The Magic of Ceramic Glazes, published by arnoldsche Art Publishers, opens the door to the rich history of ceramics and glazing traditions. Featuring more than 240 photographs, this comprehensive volume takes the reader on a journey through a wide range of glaze types and their inherently magical qualities. The approach is refreshingly intimate: instead of relying on technical jargon, the book explores ceramics through decades of personal experience, observation, and deep material understanding.
The Magic of Ceramic Glazes is a thought-provoking and visually captivating companion for anyone fascinated by ceramic aesthetics, traditional craft techniques, and the expressive potential of natural materials. The book also makes a wonderful gift, whether for a dedicated ceramics enthusiast or anyone who simply appreciates visual beauty and handmade objects.
The deeply luminous, finely textured glazes of classic Chinese ceramics have long been fascinating to experts and collectors. At firing temperatures of 1300° C, the ceramic body and the glaze are fused together into a new materiality of great aesthetic and emotional power. Their extraordinary beauty is illustrated by way of the classically inspired works of the Royal Copenhagen stoneware studio, created between the 1930s and 1970s. For the first time, the range of the various glaze effects is approached from the perspective of intensive, decades-long personal interaction with these objects. Chemical formulas and technical terms have been deliberately avoided.
